Nivea
Cosmetic recorded by Open Beauty Facts contributors

- Brand
- Beiersdorf AG
- EAN-8
- 42449072
- Sales countries
- Sweden
- Record created on
- 22 May 2025
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Fiche 42449072. Open Beauty Facts, export of cosmetic products, retrieved 23 October 2026.
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Packaging photo dated (Automatic transcriptions of Open Beauty Facts ingredient-list photos (two AI readings, checked by text recognition)).
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Points to note
None of the names read is prohibited in all cases in European Union cosmetics; the transcribed list may be incomplete.
Who it concerns
For each group, the ingredients of the list that an official classification or rule mentions. Open an ingredient's page to read what the text says. A group with no name does not mean the ingredients were judged to have no effect for it.
Prohibition or serious classificationThe text prohibits the substance for this use, or ranks it among the most serious hazards (known or presumed carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic, identified endocrine disruptor).Worth watchingThe text sets a condition or flags a hazard worth knowing: allergen, suspected effect, condition for children, hazard to the aquatic environment.For informationOfficial information with no condition on a finished product: warning to read, irritation of the pure substance.
Skin, eyes and allergies
- Worth watching Tetra- methyl AcetyloctahydronaphthalenesAllergen to declare: Annex III, entry 344, requires it to be named in the ingredient list above 0.001% in a leave-on product and 0.01% in a rinse-off product, so that allergic people can avoid it.
- Worth watching Pogostemon Cablin OilAllergen to declare: Annex III, entry 365, requires it to be named in the ingredient list above 0.001% in a leave-on product and 0.01% in a rinse-off product, so that allergic people can avoid it.
- Worth watching Linalyl AcetateAllergen to declare: Annex III, entry 337, requires it to be named in the ingredient list above 0.001% in a leave-on product and 0.01% in a rinse-off product, so that allergic people can avoid it.
- Worth watching LimoneneClassified under the CLP Regulation: skin irritation, category 2 (Skin Irrit. 2); skin sensitisation, category 1 (Skin Sens. 1). Allergen to declare: Annex III, entry 88, requires it to be named in the ingredient list above 0.001% in a leave-on product and 0.01% in a rinse-off product, so that allergic people can avoid it.
- Worth watching Beta- CaryophylleneAllergen to declare: Annex III, entry 332, requires it to be named in the ingredient list above 0.001% in a leave-on product and 0.01% in a rinse-off product, so that allergic people can avoid it.
- Worth watching PineneAllergen to declare: Annex III, entry 371, requires it to be named in the ingredient list above 0.001% in a leave-on product and 0.01% in a rinse-off product, so that allergic people can avoid it.
- Worth watching GeraniolClassified under the CLP Regulation: skin sensitisation, category 1 (Skin Sens. 1). Allergen to declare: Annex III, entry 78, requires it to be named in the ingredient list above 0.001% in a leave-on product and 0.01% in a rinse-off product, so that allergic people can avoid it.
- Worth watching Parfum“Parfum” stands for a mixture whose composition does not have to be detailed. Some allergenic substances must nevertheless be named separately in the ingredient list above 0.001% (leave-on product) or 0.01% (rinse-off product). The Regulation names them in 63 entries of its Annex III, for example Linalool, Limonene, Citronellol, Geraniol, Coumarin, Citral, Eugenol or Hexyl Cinnamal: if you are allergic to one of them, look for its name in the list.
- For information Citric AcidClassified under the CLP Regulation: eye irritation, category 2 (Eye Irrit. 2). This classification describes the pure substance; in a finished product it is far more diluted.
Environment
- Worth watching LimoneneClassified under the CLP Regulation: hazardous to the aquatic environment, short term, category 1 (Aquatic Acute 1); hazardous to the aquatic environment, long term, category 1 (Aquatic Chronic 1).
No official text covers the recognised ingredients for: pregnancy and breastfeeding, babies and children, read on the label.
For a question about your own situation (pregnancy, child, allergy), show this list to your doctor, midwife or pharmacist: we cannot say whether this product suits you.
Upcoming decisions and differences elsewhere
- LIMONENE : different rule in another country (South Korea).
Recorded composition
Ingredient list automatically transcribed by CompoAtlas from the photo by Open Beauty Facts contributors (two automatic readings, keeping only names given by both; it may therefore be incomplete): compare with the packaging. Added to CompoAtlas on 24 October 2026.
Packaging photo dated (Automatic transcriptions of Open Beauty Facts ingredient-list photos (two AI readings, checked by text recognition)).
List photo added to Open Beauty Facts on 22 May 2025.
When the list changes, the old one remains available below with its date. The same barcode may cover several successive formulas.
List recorded on 22 May 2025, before new cosmetic regulation deadlines: TETRAMETHYL ACETYLOCTAHYDRONAPHTHALENES (Annex III, entry 344): placing on the market of a non-compliant product prohibited since 1 August 2026, sale of a non-compliant product prohibited from 1 August 2028 ; POGOSTEMON CABLIN OIL (Annex III, entry 365): placing on the market of a non-compliant product prohibited since 1 August 2026, sale of a non-compliant product prohibited from 1 August 2028 ; LINALYL ACETATE (Annex III, entry 337): placing on the market of a non-compliant product prohibited since 1 August 2026, sale of a non-compliant product prohibited from 1 August 2028 ; LIMONENE (Annex III, entry 88): placing on the market of a non-compliant product prohibited since 1 August 2026, sale of a non-compliant product prohibited from 1 August 2028 ; BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE (Annex III, entry 332): placing on the market of a non-compliant product prohibited since 1 August 2026, sale of a non-compliant product prohibited from 1 August 2028 ; PINENE (Annex III, entry 371): placing on the market of a non-compliant product prohibited since 1 August 2026, sale of a non-compliant product prohibited from 1 August 2028. The formula may have changed: check the label of the product on sale.

23 recognised ingredients out of 23.
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Classified hazard (cancer, DNA, reproduction): Carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction under the CLPEU regulation that classifies chemicals by their hazards (EC No 1272/2008). Regulation, or identified endocrine disruptor. Irritation, allergy and environment: see “Who it concerns”.
| Rank | On the label | Glossary name | Matching | European Union rule | Classified hazard (cancer, DNA, reproduction) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aqua | AQUA | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 2 | Alumi- num Chlorohydrate | ALUMINUM CHLOROHYDRATE | Élevée même nom, à l'orthographe près | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 3 | Iso- ceteth-20 | ISOCETETH-20 | Élevée même nom, à l'orthographe près | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 4 | Dicaprylyl Ether | DICAPRYLYL ETHER | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 5 | Bu- tylene Glycol | BUTYLENE GLYCOL | Élevée même nom, à l'orthographe près | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 6 | Glyceryl Isostearate | GLYCERYL ISOSTEARATE | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 7 | Palmitamidopropyltrimonium Chlo- ride | PALMITAMIDOPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE | Élevée même nom, à l'orthographe près | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 8 | Laureth-7 Citrate | LAURETH-7 CITRATE | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 9 | PEG-150 Distea- rate | PEG-150 DISTEARATE | Élevée même nom, à l'orthographe près | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 10 | Propylene Glycol | PROPYLENE GLYCOL | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 11 | Tocopherol | TOCOPHEROL | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 12 | Tetra- methyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes | TETRAMETHYL ACETYLOCTAHYDRONAPHTHALENES | Élevée même nom, à l'orthographe près | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) | none |
| 13 | Citric Acid | CITRIC ACID | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Entry for a mixture with the same CAS number (Annex V) | none |
| 14 | Pogostemon Cablin Oil | POGOSTEMON CABLIN OIL | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) | none |
| 15 | Linalyl Acetate | LINALYL ACETATE | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) | none |
| 16 | Limonene | LIMONENE | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) | none |
| 17 | Citrus Aurantium Peel Oil | CITRUS AURANTIUM PEEL OIL | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 18 | Beta- Caryophyllene | BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | Élevée même nom, à l'orthographe près | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) | none |
| 19 | Pinene | PINENE | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) | none |
| 20 | Geraniol | GERANIOL | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) | none |
| 21 | Rose Ketones | ROSE KETONES | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 22 | Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate | HYDROGENATED PALM GLYCERIDES CITRATE | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
| 23 | Parfum | PARFUM | Certain nom identique à celui du glossaire européen | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation | none |
This list was copied by contributors on a given date. Compare it with the packaging of the product you have: brands change their formulas without always changing the barcode.